Veldhuis Books an Elimination

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"BlindGuy789" raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis defended his big blind. On the 2?J?10? flop, "BlindGuy789" continued for another 13,200 and Veldhuis check-called.

The 9? turn came about and Veldhuis checked again. This time, "BlindGuy789" bet 21,120 and Veldhuis responded by putting his opponent all-in for 122,499 total. "BlindGuy789" made the call and Veldhuis was looking to score a knock-out.

"BlindGuy789": J?Q?
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 9?10?

A fortunate turn for Veldhuis, who made two pair. He faded the straight and other outs of his opponent on the 6? river and scored another pot. He has already tripled his stack since the start of play as he is looking to make another deep run this SCOOP.